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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the men transported back to their prison?
(a) In a carriage.
(b) By car.
(c) On foot.
(d) In the plane.

2. What intrigues Vandyck as he and his party travel upstream in Chapter 1?
(a) The high cliffs that surround them.
(b) Something that sounds like yelling coming from the jungle.
(c) The color of the water.
(d) The guides' conversations.

3. Who names the land, "Herland"?
(a) Jeff.
(b) Terry.
(c) Vandyck.
(d) The local guide.

4. What does Jeff imagine an all-female society would be like?
(a) Disorganized.
(b) Creative.
(c) Harmonious.
(d) Unproductive.

5. What do the men find at the base of a waterfall?
(a) A necklace.
(b) A piece of paper.
(c) A piece of cloth.
(d) A broken canoe.

6. How old was the author when she married for the second time?
(a) Forty-five years old.
(b) Thirty-one years old.
(c) Forty years old.
(d) Thirty-six years old.

7. What is covering the plane when the men find it?
(a) A sticky tree sap.
(b) A wire net.
(c) A thin layer of snow.
(d) A tough material.

8. Who did the author's ex-husband remarry?
(a) The author's cousin.
(b) The author's colleague.
(c) The author's childhood friend.
(d) The author's sister.

9. What are the houses surrounded by?
(a) Well-kept gardens.
(b) Wild flowers.
(c) Deep ditches.
(d) Fences.

10. What genre of fiction does "Herland" belong to?
(a) Literary fiction.
(b) Historical fiction.
(c) Utopian fiction.
(d) Science fiction.

11. What is the name of the temple built to honor the Goddess of Motherhood?
(a) The Temple of Maaia.
(b) The Temple of Mian.
(c) The Temple of Mira.
(d) The Temple of Mo'rell

12. What does Terry NOT offer the women in the town center?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A jewelled crown.
(c) A rhinestone circlet.
(d) A collection of gold coins.

13. What does Vandyck note about the clothing that they are wearing?
(a) The clothes have many pockets.
(b) The clothes shine in the moonlight.
(c) The clothes are very dirty.
(d) The clothes are warm.

14. Who does Jeff's tutor remind him of?
(a) His favorite aunt.
(b) His first love.
(c) His mother.
(d) His nursery school teacher.

15. Where do the men see three figures in Chapter 2?
(a) In the river.
(b) Walking in a clearing.
(c) Following behind them.
(d) In a tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jeff NOT note a lack of in the town?

2. What does Ellador indicate to the men through hand gesture?

3. How many women in America does Jeff say are working poor?

4. How do the women react to the gifts Terry offers?

5. What did the author complete before her death?

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